An Introduction to Human Disease

An Introduction to Human Disease: Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations, Ninth Edition provides students with a clear and well-illustrated explanation of the structural and functional changes associated with disease, the clinical manifestations of disease, and how to determine treatment. Ideal for Pathology, Pathophysiology, or Human Disease courses, the first part of the text deals with general concepts and with diseases affecting the body as a whole. The second part considers the various organ systems and their diseases.

ChapterChapter 1 General Concepts of Disease: Principles of Diagnosis
ChapterChapter 2 Cells and Tissues: Their Structure and Function in Health and Disease
ChapterChapter 3 Chromosomes, Genes, and Cell Division
ChapterChapter 4 Inflammation and Repair
ChapterChapter 5 Immunity, Hypersensitivity, Allergy, and Autoimmune Diseases
ChapterChapter 6 Pathogenic Microorganisms
ChapterChapter 7 Animal Parasites
ChapterChapter 8 Communicable Diseases
ChapterChapter 9 Congenital and Hereditary Diseases
ChapterChapter 10 Neoplastic Disease
ChapterChapter 11 Abnormalities of Blood Coagulation
ChapterChapter 12 Circulatory Disturbances
ChapterChapter 13 The Cardiovascular System
ChapterChapter 14 The Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems
ChapterChapter 15 The Respiratory System
ChapterChapter 16 The Female Reproductive System
ChapterChapter 17 The Female Reproductive System
ChapterChapter 18 Prenatal Development and Diseases Associated with Pregnancy
ChapterChapter 19 The Urinary System
ChapterChapter 20 The Male Reproductive System
ChapterChapter 21 The Liver and the Biliary System
ChapterChapter 22 The Pancreas and Diabetes Mellitus
ChapterChapter 23 The Gastrointestinal Tract
ChapterChapter 24 Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
ChapterChapter 25 The Endocrine Glands
ChapterChapter 26 The Nervous System
ChapterChapter 27 The Musculoskeletal System